St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-27
Diversified Theatrical Menu for the
Week---The Boston Ideals at the
Grand.
Artist Mast and John Dillon at the
Hennepin---Big Benefit 10
the Elks.
Bills at the Peoples and Pence---Sar
dou's Theodore" Underlined for
the Grand.


has been the favOrite musical OrganiZa-
ton Of the Flour City and have always
drawn the largest audiences. This
year the box office shows the
same indications. At a late hour
yesterday the repertoire as previously
announced had been changed and now
the following operas will be presented
without change: On Monday night,
Bohemian Girl" Tuesday. Daughter
of the Regiment" Wednesday matinee,
Martha" Wednesday, Fra Diavolo';
Thursday, Garment" Friday. Mar
THAI" Saturday matinee, Elixir of
Loves" Saturday, Carmen" The
company, besides the old and well
known fayorites, includes Mile. Zelie
De Lussan, Miss Ida Klein, late
of the Metropolitan Opera company,
Miss Helen Dnhley Campbell. Miss
Helen Avery. \. d. Saxon, Clement
cambridge, George Appleby, Frank
Baxter. ". II. Clark, J. w. Hubert, j.
c. MirOn and others. There are seventy
persons in each performance and an Or
chestra of twenty picked musicians at
cost of $1,000 per week. Among the
novelties announced for the week is
here for years. Mile. De LusSad is said
to have made a great success in this
role.
The Hennepin Avenue theater will
remain closed on Monday and Tuesday
evenings. but on Wednesday night Mr..
Thomas Mast. the most noted caTicatur-
ist in the world, will appear. Mr.. Mast
first became celebrated as the caricatur-
list of Harper's Weekly, and achieved a
a national reputation in the campaign
of 1872, when he literally laughed Gen.
Grant into the office of president
of the United States. Since that
time Mr.. Mast has been the best
known caricaturiSt in America. OF late
years he has devoted himself almost en-
tirely to the platform, and his ludic-
rOuS designs drawn i'll presence of his
audience, with explanatory notes and
comment by the lecturer. are cOnvuls-
ing in their comical originality. He APP
pears but one night in this city and will
doubtless prove great card for the
Hennepin Avenue.
On Thursday night John DillOn-the
only John Dillon on earth. the original
JOhn-knOwn to the residents of Mime
apOliS of ten years ago as the funniest
and most original comedian who travelled
this Way-will appear at the Hennepin
Avenue for three nights and matinee.
His play has suggestive title,
Wanted, the Earth"
"TheodOra'' is underlined at the
Grand. This famous tragic spectacle has
been the one great production of two
continents and comes to the Grand in its
entirety. Theodore is by NictOrien
SardOu, the great French dramatist, and
was originally produced at the Porte st.
A. L, L., IL
the title role. The cost of the
made an instant hit. Several
American managers tried to produce
it in New York, and formed a syndicate
to that end. but the cost of the pageant
made them weaken and it remained for
Miss Lillian Olcott, the actress, TO pur-
chase the play from SardOn and all the
properties and accessories in Paris aud
produce it in America. Miss OlcOtt'S
venture was looked upon as suicidal,
When the curtain rose at NiblO'S
Garden last year she had expended
S2S, 600 "TheOdora' is a gorgeous
and -sensuOuS pageant of life in the
comes in car loads, and over 800 persons
are employed in the production. 1t
dwarfS all the Kiralfys' attempts at
spectacular, and stands at present tine
greatest show of the kind ever pre-
scented.
-
Mira BealS appears in costume III
scenes from plays at Harmonic hall on
the evening of Dee. !. She is assisted
by Herr Carl Westrum, the Norwegian
composer and viOlinist. who made such
4 hit on his first appearance here early
in the autumn, also Miss Annie Wilson
fnl,
to be one of the events of the season.
Mrs. Beals is recently from Boston and
has high social and literary standing.
and is reader Of remarkable brilliancy
and dramatic power.
Beyond Recall an exciting drama
that has had long and successful run
in London. will hold the boards at the
Peoples theater this week, beginning
tonight. 1t is a very singularly con-
Structed piece, and put on with striking
stage effects. With the Elk's benefit it
should make 4 big week at the Peoples.
"a Celebrated Case" that intense
French play. will be the bill the first
half of the week at the Pence. and
"ESmeralda,' or '0ld North Carolina, =
the latter half.
A feature of the week will be rather
out of the usual run of amusement
events-the benefit to the Minneapolis
Lodge No. A. Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of ElkS, Friday afternoon
and evening at the Peoples theater.
This will be the first Elk s
benefit in the Northwest, and
new one west of Chicago. The initial
entertainment. under the auspices of
one of its lodges, will doubtless attract
considerable attention. In the after
noon the programme will be made up
with dramatic and musical cOntribu-
tions from both professionals
and amatuerS, although the
former will contribute the major
portion of the entertainment.
Members Of the Boston Ideals. from the
Grand opera house. John Dillon and
theater, members of the Peoples and
Pence opera house stock companies
will participate, and a number of
speciality acts will be added. A vocal
quartette. considered to be one
of the best in the city, will contribute
several numbers, and several amateurs
have also volunteered. and from this al
ray of talent most entertaining and
varied programme will be made up.
There Is Il prospect also that Robert
Downing, the tragedian. will come over
from st. Paul in response TO an
invitation that has been extended
him. In the evening the two
act drama, the Golden Cross" will
be presented by the Peoples Stock com
pany. to be followed by either farce or
some entertainment Of lively nature.
Manager SteIling's generous offer to the
lodge has made it feasible to put the
price of tickets as low as 30 cents to all
parts of the house, and reserved seats
can be secured after Tuesday.
Ridiculous Squeamishness.